Expedition to Greenland... Earthquake in San Francisco...
Item #661793
March 29, 1856
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 29, 1856 Inside has 2 pages of text with 7 prints on: "Expedition To Greenland". Also a fullpg. with 4 prints on: "Dreadful Catastrophe at Philadelphia" being the burning of the ferry boat 'New Jersey'.
Other prints: "Maple Sugar Camp" in New England; a view of: "Stockholm, Capital of Sweden&quo... See More
The Louisiana Purchase Treaty is signed....
Item #661782
July 14, 1803
AMERICAN MERCURY, Hartford, July 14, 1803 A page 3 report headed: "Official" reports: "The Executive has received official information, that a Treaty was signed on the 30th April, between the Ministers...of the United States and the Ministers...of the French Government; by which the United States have obtained the full right to and sovereignty over New Orleans, and the whol
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Five American newspapers: 1802-1809...
Item #661780
June 18, 1803
Five very early 19th century American newspapers: New York Herald, June 22, 1803; United States' Gazette, Sept. 21, 1809; Columbian Centinel, Oct. 19, 1808; New England Palladium, Oct. 5, 1802; and Boston Gazette, June 25, 1804. All five are good "newsy" newspapers of folio size, 4 pages, some margin tears, generally good condition. A nice set of five different, early newspapers.... See More
Popular for the colorful political cartoons...
Item #661778
December 13, 1893
PUCK, New York, Dec. 13, 1893 Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are much desired for their displayability. This issue has as its political cartoons:
front page: "... See More
Early and rather famous sporting-themed newspaper...
Item #661764
January 8, 1859
NEW YORK CLIPPER, Jan. 8, 1859 An early sports-themed newspaper with an ornate masthead featuring engravings showing cricket, sailing, boxing, and horse racing.
Page 2 has a boxing article: "The Ring" "The Championship - Woods' Deposit Covered by the Friends of Benicia" concerning an upcoming championship bout between Woods and Heenan. Other sports reporting througho... See More
The trial in the John Brown/Harper's Ferry insurrection...
Item #661761
November 9, 1859
NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 9, 1859 Much of the ftpg. is taken up with election results. Page 4 has over half a column headed: "The Harper's Ferry Outbreak" "Proceedings of the Court--The Case of Copeland--Trial of Cook--His Confession Read in Court--Stephens Handed Over to the Federal Authorities for Trial".
Eight pages, disbinding indents at the spine cause no text loss,... See More
Working to abolish alcoholic beverages...
Item #661760
YOUNG WOMEN, Chicago, September, 1895 An interesting magazine published by the Young Women's Christian Temperance Union whose focus was the outlaw of alcoholic beverages. They also worked to promote women's right to vote.Decorative title page, 12 pages, 9 1/2 by 13 inches, minor binding slits at the blank spine, nice condition.
Death of "The Liberator", Simon Bolivar...
Item #661757
February 19, 1831
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Feb. 19, 1831 The back page has a nice report concerning the death of Simon Bolivar.
Bolivar was one of most important historical and political figure in Latin American history. He is considered in Latin America as a hero, visionary, and a revolutionary. During his short life he lead Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela to independence from... See More
War is declared, beginning the War of 1812...
Item #661756
June 20, 1812
THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 20, 1812 An inside page has a lengthy: "Declaration of War" which takes over 1 1/2 columns and is signed in type by the President: James Madison. This is followed by related reporting from the "Committee on foreign relations..." which takes over 2 pages. And on the back page is the formal Act of Congress declaring war against England, ... See More
The slave ship Amistad...
Item #661755
September 28, 1839
NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 27 1839
Inside has a lengthy & historic two page article headed: "The Slaves Of The Amistad" being a detailed account of their trial in Hartford, including subheads "Affidavit of Bahoo" with his "X" signature mark; "Afternoon" and: "Decision of Judge Thompson". An excellent & detai... See More
Wealth of great articles in this anti-slavery newspaper...
Item #661752
August 8, 1862
THE LIBERATOR, Boston, Aug. 8, 1862 This is the famous anti-slavery newspaper by famed abolitionist publisher William Lloyd Garrison. The masthead features two engravings, one of a slave auction and the other showing slaves being emancipated.
Among the front page articles are: "Why Should the Negro Fight?" "Why Not Employ The Blacks?" "The Negro Regiment at Port Roy... See More
Lincoln's funeral & the end of the Civil War...
Item #661734
April 27, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, April 27, 1865 A wealth of fine column heads on both the end of the Civil War and Lincoln's funeral, etc., including the front page: "SHERMAN" "The Conference With Johnston" "General Sherman Aware of the Assassination of Mr. Lincoln Before the Conclusion of the Conference" "Johnston Originally Proposed to Surrender on the Terms Allowed ... See More
Early & uncommon title from Kentucky...
Item #661698
January 11, 1831
THE FOCUS, Louisville, Kentucky, Jan. 11, 1831 An early & uncommon title from Kentucky. Formatted much like other newspapers of the day, this issue has various news items, political reports and a wealth of ads.
Four pages, archivally rejoined at the spie, never-trimmed margins which can be a bit irregular, other trape mends throughout.
Abraham Lincoln en route to his inauguration... Jefferson Davis' inaugural address...
Item #661697
February 19, 1861
NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 19, 1861 The entire front page is taken up with excellent & detailed reporting on Abraham Lincoln's journey to Washington for his inauguration, with first column heads including: "THE PRESIDENTIAL PROGRESS" "The Journey of Mr. Lincoln & Suite from Buffalo to Albany" "The Price of Rails Rides on the Engine" "The Reception at... See More
Beginning of the Republican Party: nomination of their first Presidential candidate...
Item #661671
June 21, 1856
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 21, 1856 A very historic issue for the Republican party as it reports their first Presidential nominee, John Fremont. The newly created political party held the prohibition of slavery as the principal issue of their platform.
The top of the front page begins with column heads: "North American Convention" "Sixth and Last Day" "Banks Withdrawn&q... See More
Working to abolish slave trading in the nation's capital...
Item #661670
September 14, 1850
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, 1850 Being the mouthpiece of the federal government it was typical that reports & documents emanating from Congress would appear in print first in this newspaper. Collectors always desire to have notable governmental reports in newspapers from the nation's capital.
Not surprisingly almost all of pages 1 and 2, and a portion o... See More
One of the earliest James Gang reports to be found...
Item #661666
May 24, 1867
NEW YORK HERALD, May 24, 1867 Page 3 has an inconspicuous report headed: "Murder And Bank Robbery In Missouri" stating in part: "...today fourteen men entered the bank house of Hughes & Wasson, in Richmond, Mo., robbed the money tray, and killed a man named Shaw and two others..." with a bit more.
As noted on the web this was one of the earliest robberies by the infa... See More
Acknowledging the end of the War of 1812...
Item #661665
April 20, 1815
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, April 20, 1815 The front page begins with a letter from Gen. Jackson to the Sec. of War acknowledging receipt of the Secretary's letter about the signing of the peace treaty between the U.S. and Great Britain ending the War of 1812, signed in type: Andrew Jackson. Curiously, the historic Battle of New Orleans, led victoriously by Jackson, was fought after
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The teachings of Karl Marx...
Item #661664
April 5, 1884
TRUTH, San Francisco, California, April 5, 1884 The front page begins with a very lengthy article headed: "THE SCIENTIST OF SOCIALISM" "A Review of a Capitalistic Professor of Karl Marx, His Life, Deeds, and Some of the Most Famous of His Economic Teachings" with more.
Four pages, cleanly loose at the spine, library strengthening at the margins, loss neat a bottom margin... See More
First appearance of a Walt Whitman poem...
Item #661647
February 23, 1888
NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 23, 1888 Near the bottom of page 4 is the printing of a poem: "The Dismantled Ship" by Walt Whitman as noted at its conclusion. This was the very first printing of this Whitman poem as verified by the Walt Whitman Archive, and is very significant as such.
Twelve pages, some margin tears, toned at the margins, should be handled carefully.... See More
Creating the American Federal of Labor...
Item #661641
December 14, 1886
NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Dec. 14, 1886 A very notable labor union issue as page 10 begins with a report on the founding of the American Federation of Labor with Samuel Gompers elected as its first president.
The report and related articles take over a full column and have a Columbus, Ohio, dateline, where the AFL was created. It would combine with the Congress of Industrial Organizatio... See More
Congress investigates the Ku Klux Klan...
Item #661640
February 19, 1872
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 19, 1872 Page 5 has 1 1/2 columns of detailed reporting on the KKK, headed: "THE KU-KLUX" "Report of the Joint Committee of Congress".
This was the first formal and in-depth federal investigation of this white supremacist society which sought to deprive former slaves of the rights & freedoms promised by Reconstruction.
Subheads include: "... See More
Great detail on the trial of the Amistad...
Item #661632
November 30, 1839
NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 30, 1839 Inside has a full page of very detailed coverage of the trial headed: "Slaves Per Amistad" at Hartford. A great wealth of detail. This famous slave ship and the revolt of its occupants was not only a notable legal case at the time, but in 1997 was made into feature length movie by Stephen Spielberg.
Sixteen pages, 8 12 by 12 i... See More
Carrier's Address... A title willing to both praise and blame...
Item #661625
January 4, 1854
INDEPENDENT PRESS, Lawrenceburgh, Indiana, Jan. 4, 1854
* The Carrier Address to the subscribers - re: the New Year
Taking a full column and a bit more on pg. 2 is the: "Carriers Address To The Patrons Of The Independent Press, January 1, 1854."
News of the day with period advertising is found throughout. The newspaper describes itself in the masthead as: "A Family Newspaper ... See More
"Twelve Years A Slave"...
Item #661603
January 19, 1853
NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, Jan. 19, 1853 The back page has a report from Washington which includes, in part, some details of the 1841 abduction and subsequent enslavement of freedman Solomon Northup as described in his 1853 memoir "Twelve Years a Slave" and depicted in the 2013 Oscar-winning film based on his account. Part of the subhead notes: "...the Kidnapping Case--Experi... See More
Did they really think this would fly?
Item #661597
May 9, 1885
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 9, 1885 Page 5 has a fascinating print of: "Ayres' New Aerial Machine" with a related article: "A New Aerial Machine" with much detail on how this machine would work. It even notes: "...illustrations shows it very clearly and we believe that a machine constructed as here represented can do its work successfully...".
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From the San Joaquin Valley of California...
Item #661590
September 4, 1880
TULARE WEEKLY TIMES, Visalia, California, Sept. 4, 1880
* Rare old West title
From this Tulare County city in the agriculturally-rich San Joaquin Valley of Central California. News of the day with several interesting advertisements.
Complete in 8 pages, a little margin wear, light toning, should be handled with care.
Jewish newspaper from Poland...
Item #661569
January 1, 1861
JUTRZENKA, Warsaw, Poland, 1861 A rare & early Jewish newspaper from Poland, the title translates to "Morning Star". This rare newspaper lasted only three years, and reflects the trends among the Jewish intelligentsia at that time. Measures 8-1/4 by 10-1/2 inches, has 6 pages, in nice condition.
Death of Dred Scott... Slave ships...
Item #661567
September 21, 1858
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 21, 1858 Page 4 contains a very brief, yet significant, report headed: "Death of Dred Scot" with the actual text not much longer, reading: "Dred Scott died in this city on Friday night last." with a dateline of St. Louis, Sept. 20, 1858.
In the same column on this page is "Later From Santa Fe" "The Slaver Echo--Yellow Fever" a... See More
The Boston Fire of 1872...
Item #661563
November 23, 1872
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Nov. 23, 1872 The prime content is on the front page, three prints: "The Fire at Boston". Inside has a half page map: "Plan of Boston, Showing The Extent of the Fire."
The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was Boston's largest fire and still one of the most costly fire-related property losses in American history.
Also within... See More
Short-lived title from a Texas town with a rich history...
Item #661562
January 8, 1892
VELASCO DAILY TIMES, Texas, January 8, 1892 A rare title as it existed for less than six months. Velasco was a town in Texas that was later annexed by the city of Freeport.
Founded in 1831, Velasco is situated on the east side of the Brazos River four miles from the Gulf of Mexico. The town's early history is closely tied with the Battle of Velasco and the Texas Revolution. Velasco was ... See More
One of the earliest Louisiana newspapers we have offered...
Item #661558
December 24, 1819
ORLEANS GAZETTE & COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, Dec. 24, 1819 This is one of the earliest newspapers from Louisiana we have had the pleasure to offer. The front page has a lengthy obituary report and an article: "Adam Poe's Contest with Two Indians" plus many ads (some in French), which the back page has a report concerning Indians in an: "Extract of a Letter dated Irun (Spai... See More
Very early from the panhandle of Florida...
Item #661554
July 27, 1839
PENSACOLA GAZETTE, Florida, July 27, 1839 A very nice & early newspaper from this Florida town, very rarely found from before the Civil War. This is a four page newspaper with various news of the day and a wealth of ads as well. Inside are: "How to Tell a Drunken Man" "Another Indian Massacre" "Late From Texas" "Naval" and much more.
Four pages, r... See More
Print of the Mormon city of Nauvoo...
Item #661552
July 22, 1854
GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston, July 22, 1854 The ftpg. shows: "Panorama, or Mount of Pleasure, in Japan". Inside has a great half page print captioned: "Nauvoo, From the Mississippi, Looking Down the River." with a related article headed: "Nauvoo City", which begins: "This is the site of the celebrated Mormon city founded by Joe Smith & his followers in 184... See More
Very early on the California Gold Rush...
Item #661549
September 28, 1848
THE EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Indiana, Sept. 28, 1848 Page 2 has a very early & quite lengthy (nearly a column long) article on the California Gold Rush, headed: "The Gold Fever In California" which includes in part: "...large number of the inhabitants were engaged in searching for gold which was found over a large extend of country...more than 1000 people digging & wa... See More
A series on "Notable Jews"... The America's Cup yacht race...
Item #661512
October 19, 1893
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, Oct. 19, 1893 Of special interest is item #XIX of "Notable Jews - Julius Bien" which also includes a photograph & biography of him.
Among many other prints & photos is a full ft. page print of the "Vigilant", winner of the International Yacht Race; a full pg. on the yacht race; a doublepg. centerfold with 16 prints & photos on ... See More
Popular for the colorful political cartoons...
Item #661511
November 29, 1893
PUCK, New York, Nov. 29, 1893 Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are much desired for their displayability. This issue has as its political cartoons:
front page: "... See More
Rowing on the Hudson...
Item #661506
August 5, 1865
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Aug. 5, 1865 A full page has two large prints: "Paul Falk's Lion Park, 8th Avenue and 110th Street, New York -- View Of The Hotel" and "View Of Lion Park and Belvedere...".
Also a half page: "The Great Rowing Match On The Hudson River At Poughkeepsie, New York"; fullpg: "...Burning of the Ship William Nelson Off the... See More
Odd Fellows... Fort Smith, Arkansas...
Item #661504
October 7, 1865
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 7, 1865 A nice foldout centerfold: "Grand Celebration of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows & Dedication of the Monument...Founder of the Order...In America, at Baltimore...".
Other prints include: "Fort Smith, Indian Territory, Arkansas..." "Camp Russell, New Haven, Conn...." "The Ruins of Jackson, Miss... See More
Niagara Falls in the winter...
Item #661503
March 22, 1856
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 22, 1856 The centerfold has both text and 3 large prints of: "Winter Views Of Niagara Falls" including: "Part of the Horse Shoe Fall from Under Table Rock". Inside has several prints on: "The Santhal Insurrection In India". The bkpg. has a small print of: "...Ice Hills on the Pier at Oswego, New York&quo... See More
Many prints of Cairo, Illinois...
Item #661502
May 24, 1890
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, May 24, 1890 The prime feature is a great doublepage centerfold with 25 prints of: "Views In Cairo, Illinois, One of the Rapidly Growing Cities of the West."
Among the other prints are: "New Jersey--Magnificent Peddie Memorial Church in Newark, Recently Dedicated..."; a fullpg. of 9 prints of "...Hon. William McKinley, Jr. M... See More
Baseball in England...
Item #661497
September 5, 1874
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 5, 1874 Full ftpg. Nast 'Precious Jewel of Thy Home Return'. Fullpg: 'Sketches At Long Branch'. Great doublepage centerfold: 'The Game Of Polo' is dramatic. Fullpg: 'Bullfight At Madrid'. Fullpg: "Baseball in England -- The Match on Lord's Cricket Grounds Between the Red Stockings and The Athletics".
Comp... See More
Formally proclaiming war against Mexico...
Item #661448
May 16, 1846
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 16, 1846
* Mexican-Amercian War begins
* From our nation's capital
Page 2 has the very historic: "Act Providing for the Prosecution of the Existing war between the United States and the Republic of Mexico" dated May 13, 1846. This was the formal document by Congress declaring war in the Mexican War. It is followed by: "A... See More
Huge Thomas Nast political cartoon consumes the front page...
Item #661444
October 2, 1880
THE PEOPLE, Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct. 2, 1880
* Rare Midwestern title
* Caricaturist Thomas Nast
This newspaper existed from 1870 thru 1903. Only held by 3 institutions: 1 has just 3 issues; 1 has just 1 issue; 1 has a sizable run.
The Entire front page is taken up with a Thomas Nast political cartoon captioned: "Every Public Question With An Eye Only to the Public Good."... See More
Unknown in any institution...
Item #661443
December 13, 1888
THE GRAPHIC, Campbellsburg, Indiana, Dec. 13, 1888
* Rare title
The volume 1, number 50 issue of a newspapers which is not held by any American institution (Union List of American Newspapers). Very rare as such. Various news & ads of the day from this town in Southern Indiana with a current population of about 600.
Four pages, partially loose at the spine, stab slits at the spine ... See More
Tourists heading west, before the Civil War...
Item #661441
July 23, 1858
NEW YORK HERALD, July 23, 1858 The last column of the front page, all of page 2, and a bit of pg. 3 are taken up with a terrific & extremely detailed "travelogue" for those tourists venturing to the West. Extremely early for such, with some fascinating reading under the heads: "THE GRAND AMERICAN TOUR" "Pleasure Trip from the Atlantic to the Pacific" &... See More
Execution of the bandit Vasquez...
Item #661439
March 20, 1875
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, March 20, 1875
* Tiburcio Vasquez execution death (1st report)
* Los Angeles, California outlaw bandit
At the bottom of the front page is: Executions", an inconspicuous report headed: "Last of Vasquez--The Bandit Hanged At San Jose". The report, which describes the execution of the infamous bandit Tiburcio Vasquez., states in part: "The bandi... See More
Great account of a journey through the Old West...
Item #661435
June 13, 1842
WEEKLY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, June 13, 1842
* Texan Santa Fe Expedition
* Texas & New Mexico
The entire front page is taken up with a great letter titled: "The Texas Santa Fe Expedition" "San Antonio--Spanish Missions in the Neighborhood--Return to Austin--Sight of Comanche Indians". A terrific travelogue with a wealth early text on this journey though the West... See More
The Oklahoma land boom can begin...
Item #661433
April 19, 1889
THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, April 19, 1889
* Oklahoma land rush beginning
* Boomers and Sooners
The top of the front page has column heads including: "ON TO OKLAHOMA" "The Boomers Allowed to Cross the Cherokee Strip" "And Align Themselves on the Border of the Promised Land" "Final Arrangements Completed for the Opening on Monday" "Seve... See More
Preparing for the famous Heenan - Sayers boxing match...
Item #661430
March 17, 1860
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, March 17, 1860
* John C. Heenan
* Tom Sayers
* Famous boxing match
The double page centerfold features nine prints headed: "Great International Fight in England Between John C. Heenan (Benicia Boy) and Tom Sayers for the Champion's Belt of England." with a bit of text as well. The prints show both men in training fo
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* John C. Heenan
* Tom Sayers
* Famous boxing match
The double page centerfold features nine prints headed: "Great International Fight in England Between John C. Heenan (Benicia Boy) and Tom Sayers for the Champion's Belt of England." with a bit of text as well. The prints show both men in training fo
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